KQED: In Benicia’s City Council Race, the Valero Refinery is on People’s Minds

Now, Benicia doesn’t get a ton of media attention… KQED News, by Alan Montecillo and Maria Esquinca, Oct 19, 2022  The politics of fossil fuels in Benicia’s City Council race Benicia is home to an oil refinery operated by Valero, which employs hundreds of people and contributes tax revenue totaling an estimated 20% of … Continue reading KQED: In Benicia’s City Council Race, the Valero Refinery is on People’s Minds

Valero Refinery looms over Benicia City Council candidates forum

The five candidates seethed over revelations of undisclosed emissions and fretted about the oil giant’s influence in the city’s politics. The Vallejo Sun, by Scott Morris, October 14, 2022 BENICIA – Like its place in the center of Benicia overlooking its downtown, the Valero Benicia Refinery cast a shadow over a forum for Benicia City … Continue reading Valero Refinery looms over Benicia City Council candidates forum

Valero PAC no longer exists, ‘General Purpose Committee’ now operating in its place

By Roger Straw, October 11, 2022 We learned yesterday that in 2019, the Valero-Benicia-based Political Action Committee (PAC) known locally as “Working Families…” submitted a form to the California Secretary of State reorganizing itself with a new name. It would no longer be a PAC; rather it would operate as a “General Purpose Committee” under … Continue reading Valero PAC no longer exists, ‘General Purpose Committee’ now operating in its place

Valero’s 2018-2022 Big-Money Effort to Control Benicia City Council

Check out the numbers – The Valero PAC spent nearly a half-million dollars in 2018-2020 – what’s next for this year? By Roger Straw, September 28, 2022 The Valero Political Action Committee (“Working Families” PAC) has amassed nearly a quarter-million dollars this year to influence Benicia’s November election.  A new report, due on September 29 … Continue reading Valero’s 2018-2022 Big-Money Effort to Control Benicia City Council